Panel for animal pens



May 24, 1927.

R. B. LOUDEN PANEL FOR ANIMAL PENS Original Filed Oct. 17. 1924 f-NNA\\\\\ \a Q F/G. Z

lnvenfar Patented May 24, 1927..

UNITE-D. STATES 1,629,719 ATENro Fic-e.

ROBERT B. LOUDEN, or FAIRFIELID, Iowa.

PANEL FOR ANIMAL PENS.

Original application filed October 17, 1924, Serial No. 744,142. Dividedand this application filed February i 28, 1927. Serial No. 171,484. a

My invention relates to partially completed panels to be used in theconstruction of an it consists of an upper hor1-,

mal pens; and Zontally disposed tubularniember and a series ofvertically disposed fillers having their upper ends pressed tightly intoholes in the lower side of the member, and their lower ends pressedtightly into holes in a temporary supportingmember adapted to be placedin the foundationfor the panel when placed-in position for theconstruction of a pen. Also, of otherfeatures which will be hereafterdescribed and set forth in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming apart of this specification, Fig.l a side elevation of a panel embodying my invention, the dotted linesrepresenting a'foundation supporting the panel, and also, some additionsto be made thereto. l ig. 2' isan line 2- 2 enlarged transverse sectionon I figure beof'Fig. 1, the-central part of the ing cut away to make itshorter. an enlarged transverse section on line 3-3 of Fig." l thefoundation shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 being shown by full lines inthis figure. Figs. 4 and 5 are detail views which will be hereafterexplained.

Referringto the 'drawings,-A represents the horizontally disposedtubular member, which is usually called the top rail, and in which theupper ends of the vertically disposed iillers B are inserted. O is thetemporary supporting member for the lower ends of the fillers B, which,along with it, are placed in the foundation to support the panel inupright position. This foundation is preferably in the form of aconcrete curb D shown by dotted lines in Fig. l-and' full lines in Fig.8. E and F, in dotted lines, represent posts having their lower endsinserted in the foundation D, said posts having their upper endsconnected to the ends.

of the member A when the panel is set in place, as will be explainedlater on.

The fillers B, which are preferably of tubular material, are cut theproper length to reach from the uppermember A into the foundation D. Theends of the fillers are beveled on theirflouter edges, as

2, for easy initial'entrance into the holes in the toprail A, and alsointo the holes in the temporary supporting member G, which holes shouldbe the exact tapered or shown in Fig.

Fig.- 3 is to the ends of the fillers until their upper ends will. beapproximately in contact with the outer wall of the member A and their 1lower ends will pass entirely through the holes in the member G, asshown in Fig. 2.

lVhen the parts A, B and C are press ed together in this manner, theywill-form a strong structurezwhich can be transported from the placewhere it is made to the place where it is to be used in the constructionof an animal pen with little or no liability of becoming disarranged inhandling. To

complete the panel for the construction'of a pen, posts, shown'bydotted. lines E and F, arelconnectedto the ends ofthe member A bycouplings, "such .as those; shown by Figs. 4 and 5. Y

The post E may be passed up through the coupling G, as shown in Fig. 4,or it may be arranged to stop below the member A as indicated in Fig. 1;in which case a coupling similar to that shown in Fig. 5 may be used,but in either case the coupling should be provided w th a clampingportion on the inner side (not shown) set at right the top rail of thepanel (not shown), set at right angles to that shown in Fig. l, to formthat-side of the pen.

When two or more pens are joined together with a partition between them,a cou- 'angles to the portion in which the end of themember A isinserted sons to connect i pling like H in Fig. 5- is generally {used onI the central postindicated by dotted lines F. and connecting the pens,the end of the top rail A of the panel in' Fig. lbeing inserted in oneend of the coupling and the end of the top. rail A of the adjoiningpanel, being inserted in the other end of the cou pling. This couplingshould also, like the coupling G,'have a clamping memberon its".

inner side, (not shown), set at right angles to connect the top TLll Ofthe partition panel,

and preferably this clamping member should be centrally located onthe'coupling.

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The couplings above mentioned are well known in the art and need not befurther described. When the panel is set in place and the lower ends ofthe fillers Bare inserted in the concrete curb D, or in whateverfoundation used to support the panel, there is no further need or thetemporary support D. This support, however, is generally made of alightstrip of lumber which it removed would be of no further value, and theeasiest and safest way to dispose of it isqto leave it on the ends ofthe fillers, o

and insert it also in the concrete foundation, as most plainly shown inFig.

The plan of pen herein destrihed is known as curb construction becausethe lower ends or the fillers 'B, as well as the lower ends of the postsbetween the panel, have to be inserted in the foundation supporting thepanehfwhich is generally a concrete curb likethat shown in, Fig. l heconstruction is'extremely simple, is easily and cheaply made and the penconstructed in this way will be strong and durable What I claim as newand desire to secure by Letters Patent is 7 1. In partially completedpanels for animal pens, the combination ol a horizontallydisposedtubular top member having a se ries of spaced apart holes in,the wall of its lower side, a series otrvertically disposed fillerscorresponding with the number of holes in the top member, and a bottomtemporary support ng member having a series ot spaced apart holescorresponding with the holes in the top member, the holes in bothmembers being the same size as the diameter ot the fillers, or a shadesmaller, the ends of the fillers being tapered orybeveled for easyinitial entrance into the holes in the members, and said top and bottommembers being t'igl'itly pressed on to the ends 2! In partiallycompleted panels for animal pens, the combination of ahorizontallyCliSPOSQO. tubular top member *having a series of spaced apart holes inthe wall of its lower side, a series 'o't vertically disposed fillerscorresponding with the number of holes in the top member, a bottomtemporary supporting member having a series of spaced apart holescorresponding with the,

holes in the top 1nember,tl1e holes-in both members bElIlQ the8311138126 as the diameter of the fillers, or-a shade smaller, the vendsof r the fillers being tapered or beveledfor easy through the holes inthe bottom member, and

means to connect the ends i the panel to the ends of achomrng panels toform an animal pen or pens. r 7

ROBERT B. LOUDEN.

initial entrance into the holes in the mem-

